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News: Alleged drunk driver fatally collides with another vehicle in Spartanburg County

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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC – A suspected impaired driver fatally struck another vehicle on Hwy 14 near Ford Ln Tuesday, according to WBTW.

Ronald Edward Watkins, 54, was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck west on Hwy 14 when he hit an eastbound Ford driven by Jamie Nicole Belue around 6 p.m.

Authorities arrested Watkins and charged him with felony DUI involving death.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

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